Comedy · HSK 2

A Morning in the Park

A man thinks he misunderstood a dance teacher's instructions, but it turns out he simply wasn't paying attention to the vocabulary.

Scene 1: The Invitation

Lam

早上好!你在公园里做什么?

zǎoshànghǎozàigōngyuánzuòshénme

Good morning! What are you doing in the park?

Teacher Wang

我在这里

zàizhèjiàotiào

I teach dancing here.

Lam

?我学吗?

tiàoyīnggāixuéma

Dancing? Should I learn it?

Scene 2: The Misunderstanding

Teacher Wang

最后一个问题:你过这个东西吗?

zuìhòuwènbānguòzhègedōngma

One last question: have you ever moved this thing before?

Lam

?我什么?我刚来!

bānyīnggāibānshénmegānglái

Move? What should I move? I just got here!

Teacher Wang

不是东西,是的'伴'。

shìbāndōngshìtiàode'bàn'

Not moving things, I mean a dance 'partner'.

Scene 3: A Happy Ending

Lam

你不是要我东西?

suǒshìyàobāndōng

So you don't want me to move things?

Teacher Wang

对!你里的意思。

duìyīnggāizhùtīngdiǎnde

Right! You should pay attention to the meanings in the dictionary.

Lam

好的!我

hǎodedìngzhù

Okay! I'll definitely pay attention!

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